Steven Jaffe has been an impassioned advocate for individuals, families and consumers, successfully representing them in their quest for justice for over 27 years.
Steven Jaffe began his career in the State Attorney’s Office. There he gained a great deal of trial experience, which has continued to serve him well when he continued his career as a trial attorney representing victims of negligent acts.
Steven Jaffe concentrates exclusively on complex civil jury trial matters. As a partner at the firm of Aronovitz Jaffe he handled class action cases that have been certified in federal court and state courts involving fraud, false and deceptive trade practices and violations of the driver privacy protection act. He continues to serve class clients in cases involving unsafe and hazardous products, unlawful consumer charges and assessments, and other consumer debt and consumer fraud class action cases.
In a recent precedent-setting long term care insurance case that Mr. Jaffe, his partner and his co-counsel advocated for elderly victims — Judge James I. Cohn of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida granted final approval of a class action settlement which created an $8 million fund for elderly class members with home healthcare insurance policies issued by Washington National Insurance Company (WNIC). The agreement also placed all those elderly insured's back on claim, meaning the insurance company would now be responsible for the cost of care of our clients. In addition, plaintiff's counsel also received court approval that required WNIC to make a $100,000 cy pres award (donation) to a charity whose mission is to serve the needs of the elderly — the court approved the Alzheimer Association as recipient of the donation.
Mr. Jaffe has been rated AV by his professional peers through the Martindale-Hubbell © Peer Review Rating system. The "AV" rating of "Very High to Preeminent" legal ability is a testament from peer legal professionals of the highest level of professional excellence and of unquestionable ethics. The South Florida Legal Guide has selected Mr. Jaffe to be recognized as at "Top Lawyer" for his work in personal injury. Mr. Jaffe has assumed positions of leadership in the Broward County legal community, having been named the president of the Broward County Justice Association. He has also been recognized by the American Association for Justice as one of Florida’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Jaffe prides himself in providing legal representation to consumer clients who would not be able to obtain effective redress for their injuries but for the availability of the class action device.
In addition to his legal endeavors, Steven Jaffe is passionately committed to the fight against Alzheimer's disease and has been an active fundraiser for the past decade. He was also appointed to the Florida Chapter, Board of Trustees of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. Steven Jaffe was named Crohn's and Colitis Volunteer of the Year 2010. He is an advocate for elder rights and is a member of the Broward Coalition on Aging, the Florida Coalition on Aging and the Elder Services Resource Network. He is a frequent lecturer often addressing caregivers, nurses and home health care agencies on elder issues.
Memberships
Mr. Jaffe is a member of the Broward County Justice Association and in 2010 served as President. He is a member of the Broward County Bar Association Professionalism Committee (1999-present) and is on the Board of Directors of the Stephen Booher Inns of Court (2000-present). He is also a member of the Florida Justice Association and the Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association.
Mr. Jaffe is a member of the Florida Bar, the Colorado Bar, and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. He is also a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and Northern District Court of Illinois.
